Greatbatch Promotes Bratton to President of Electrochem Solutions,
Inc.

December 07, 2012 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greatbatch, Inc (NYSE:GB), today announced it has promoted Susan M.
Bratton to the position of president of its subsidiary Electrochem
Solutions, Inc. Mrs. Bratton previously held the position of senior vice
president at Electrochem and will maintain responsibilities for driving
Electrochem’s existing product portfolio and bringing new technologies
to market.

“Susan has been a valued member of the Greatbatch team for more than
three decades,” said Thomas J. Hook, Greatbatch president and chief
executive officer. “Susan has demonstrated a track record of success and
has built a solid foundation to execute our strategic growth objectives
and focus on new market opportunities. The board and I congratulate her
on this well-deserved appointment.”

Mrs. Bratton has served in a number of leadership positions since
joining Greatbatch in 1976, including vice president of Quality
Assurance and Regulatory Affairs and director of Procurement. She was
named vice president of Electrochem in 2004 and promoted to senior vice
president in 2007 as the business grew. Bratton currently serves on the
Alumni Advisory Board for the Rochester Institute of Technology
Executive MBA Program and on the Board of Directors for Insyte
Consulting.

“While I’ve been fortunate to lead Electrochem through considerable
organic and acquisition-driven growth, our success is linked to the
passion and teamwork demonstrated daily by all of our dedicated
associates within our organization,” said Mrs. Bratton. “Electrochem
will continue to innovate new technologies to provide further value for
our customers, gain higher market share and provide a greater return for
our shareholders.”

Electrochem, founded in 1979, is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of customized total power solutions. A subsidiary of
Greatbatch, Inc., Electrochem was born from the lithium battery invented
for the implantable pacemaker by founder, Wilson Greatbatch. Today,
Electrochem is known for providing safe and reliable products which are
used across a range of critical applications in the portable medical,
energy, military and environmental markets.

About Greatbatch, Inc.

Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) provides top-quality technologies to
industries that depend on reliable, long-lasting performance through its
brands Greatbatch Medical, Electrochem and QiG Group. Greatbatch Medical
develops and manufactures critical medical device technologies for the
cardiac, neurology, vascular and orthopaedic markets. Electrochem
designs and manufactures custom battery technologies for high end niche
applications in the portable medical, energy, military and other
markets. The QiG Group empowers the design and development of new
medical devices for the company’s core markets. Additional information
about Greatbatch is available at www.greatbatch.com.